MADISON, Wis. - "Hibernal" (ISBN 1463681615), a novel by Kurt Haberl, tells the story of Robbie Holt, a small-town boy who seeks to make his way in the realm of politics but instead makes dangerous compromises along the way, sparking rivalry and setting off a chain of events that threatens to destroy him. By the time Robbie realizes that selling out to earn a place of power is not for him, he has learned too many secrets and becomes a liability to some powerful enemies. When an ambitious senator hires a mysterious woman to insert herself into Robbie's life and drive him to despair, she will...